Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
Ho1sELEss EXHAUST LOCOMOTIVE

to use horse power upon that length oil
road amounting to nearly eight miles,
With the motive power contributed by two
such engines as those named they could
run often enough to make it q source Of
satisfaction to users. II the
EXPERIMENT SHOULD PRACTICABLE
it might at q future date be introduced o
Main street should that be found advisa.
BILE. These engines. he had advices from the
company furnishing them, could not be in.
PRODUCED before November. Mr.. Bateman
said he had ridden on some motors between
Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House in
San Francisco, and that except the:.noise OF
running on the rails there seemed to be no
Objectionable noise connected with them.
Mr.. Walton thought that the motors were
bound to scare horses. He regarded Park
in the city and would hate to see it spoiled
for an experiment. Why not try it on
some other streets? Mr.. Bennett said that
if the experiment proved a failure he would
be willing to drop the line a street lower
down, but that the horses would soon get
used to it and that the property owners
would be 81 benefited by the presence OF
the street railroad that they would not on
any account dispense with it. He asked
the Council to take into consideration the
disadvantages the street car company had
to contend against, in the way of wide
lying points. He wished to know now
what the Council would do, as he had to
make his calculations as to the number of
horses he would have to buy. The rallroad
cANNor BE EXTENDED NoRrHwARD
beyond Centerville at present, and for the
present they would have to defer building
the road to Walkervllle, which would be, it
was expected. their best paying point. In
the meanwhile they had to devise a means
ut quick and cheap transit, such as the
motors, to make the line pay between these
thinly populated points. He dweIt with
much stress upon the danger caused by the
wood-sawing machines in the city. which
made ten times as much noise without
soaring horses, and he had heard Of no &C
cidents from them. Mr.. Loeber proposed
to limit the time of permission to use the
machines to one month as an experiment,
and it found Objectionable they could then
be condemned as q nuisance. Mr.. Bennett
said be had no intention of introducing a
nuisa0ce into the streets, when Mr.. Loeber
explained that that was the only way the
could order their removal if
they were disapproved. He moved
that the Street Railroad Company be al
lowed to use them for
SIXTY NJ AS An EXPERIMENT.,
that then it will be optional with the
Council to remove or permit their continu.
ance. Mr.. Bennett said he wanted some
protection If he made theinvestment, which
to nearly $4,000 zach motor,
and suggested he BE- given permission to
drop the line a street lower if it's use on
Park were d~isapproved. The rate of speed
at which the motors would be run would
not be over five miles IN hour. Mr.. Lloyd |
wanted to know if the manufacturers of
the motors would not let the company
have the locomotives on trial. Mr.. Ben
nett thought that out Of the question. Mr..
Walton thought that if the locomotives
proved unavailing in the streets of the city, |
here would still be plenty of the eight miles
of road they would have to use them on |
where they already have permission from
,he County Commissioners in going from
to South Butte and from South
10 Meaderville, and that on the con-
link on Park street horse cars
ould be used. Mr.. Bennett thought that
lot feasible, as there would be no revenue
rom that horse portion of the road. He
AMAZED FOX A YEAR |
o use the motor on trial and they would
o ahead. as he was satisfied that in that
ime they would have found an electric
ystem that would dispense with motors
r any other power. Mr.. Lloyd moved
hat the Street Railroad Company be
ranted the privilege to use them on their
ne on Park street for one year Mr.. VAL
wanted TO know why Park street only;
Thy not treat all streets of the city alike.
lr. Lloyd accepted the suggestion. The
ost Of the two locomotives intended to be
urchased would be nearly $4,000. Mr..
alton objected to a years permission
[e thought the proposal made to bring
lem here as an experiment., and if they !
roved detrimental to discontinue their
se. was all the Council could grant. He
ldn't see why the short connection by
orse power across Park street was impos-
BILE. MI. Bennett wanted the right re- +,
rived to them to run it Ii
ONE r PARK :
case it proves a nuisance within a year. t
e did not think Galena street vas going
prove q business street within q year. 9
bile he was satisfied that within q year :
Q people on Park street would not ]
re to dispense with it, still he wanted his '
mpany to have some defined rights
,e discussion turned on the prospective !
,lue OF Galena street. and the Mayor said T
at ii the motor was a nuisance anywhere n
was opposed to having them in the city =
nits at all. Mr.. Loeber wanted the time N
luced to sixty days trial, and made that 3
an amendment to the Lloyd motion. y
:. Lloyd thought that time too short for :,
experiment involving SO much money. o.
dge Loeber then proposed three months 81
which Mr.. Lloyd accepted. This was o'
opted by the Council, and the Bennett 81
reet Railway Company granted the priv =
e to use motors for three months as an CT
1eriment. 81
THE TAX LEVY. l..
1r. Walton introduced the subject of y
tax levy, and the Clerk made an expla- ga
lion of the ordinance on the subject. a..
e extra lights necessary and the expense r.
the chemical engines required the impo- Il
of a special tax OF one mill, which M
Md have to be submitted to a vote. He
we'd the City Attorney be requested to of
" up ordinances to be introduced on 20
second Monday in October. collecting III
road tax, 8 mills for general purposes. 1 his
special tax for fire purposes and a on
t tax, and to call Il special election for RI
special tax. Mr.. Lloyd thought the ho
Iucil should know before the second Pr
aday in October what the levy would se,
ount to. and that the adjournment TT